Author Hal Taussig: Hal Taussig holds professorial rank at both the Recontructionist Rabbinical College and the Union Theological Seminary in New York, USA. His 13 books include A New New Testament: A Bible for the 21st Century Combining Traditional and Newly Discovered Texts; In the Beginning Was the Meal: Social Experimentation and Early Christian Identity; Re-Reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma (with Maia Kotrosits); and Meals in the Early Christian World: Social Formation, Experimentation, and Conflict at the Table (with Dennis Smith).Author Maia Kotrosits: Maia Kotrosits is assistant professor of religion, queer studies, and women's studies at Denison University, USA.

• Preface to the Translation The Thunder: Perfect Mind: English Translation An Introduction to The Thunder: Perfect Mind What Kind of Literature is Thunder? Degnosticizing Thunder Literary Patterns Gendering Thunder, Thundering Gender Rumbling Cultural and Social Order Violence, Subjectivity and Identity Poetic Artistry Performing Thunder Meaning Making of Thunder in Ancient and Contemporary Contexts The Thunder: Perfect Mind, Annotated Coptic Text and English Translation